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The [[Fifth Herzliya Conference]] took place on 13-16 December 2004.<ref>[http://www.herzliyaconference.org/eng/?CategoryID=213 The 5th Conference - 2004], herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.</ref>
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The Fifth [[Herzliya Conference]] took place on 13-16 December 2004, organised by the [[Interdisciplinary Center]], Herzliya.<ref>[http://www.herzliyaconference.org/eng/?CategoryID=213 The 5th Conference - 2004], herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.</ref>
  
 
==Agenda==
 
==Agenda==
 
===MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2004===
 
===MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2004===
'''Strategic Shifts and the Balance of National Security''  
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'''Strategic Shifts and the Balance of National Security'''  
  
 
07:00 Registration  
 
07:00 Registration  
 
08:00 Morning Sessions  
 
08:00 Morning Sessions  
 
Opening of the Fifth Herzliya Conference  
 
Opening of the Fifth Herzliya Conference  
'''"Defining  the National Agenda"  
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'''"Defining  the National Agenda"'''
Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy,   
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*Dr. [[Uzi Arad]], Conference Chair and Head of the [[Institute for Policy and Strategy]],  The [[Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya]]
The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
 
 
    
 
    
"From State to Community Council"  
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'''"From State to Community Council"'''
Avraham Bigger, Deputy Chairman, Caesarea Foundation Edmund Benjamin  
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*[[Avraham Bigger]], Deputy Chairman, Caesarea Foundation Edmund Benjamin de Rothschild  
de Rothschild  
 
 
   
 
   
"The Record of the Herzliya Conferences"  
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'''"The Record of the Herzliya Conferences"'''
Brig. Gen. (Res.) Amos Gilboa  
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*Brig. Gen. (Res.) [[Amos Gilboa]]
 
   
 
   
The “Herzliya Indices”and the Balance of National  Security  
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'''The “Herzliya Indices”and the Balance of National  Security'''
 
"Assessing Israel's National Security"  
 
"Assessing Israel's National Security"  
Maj. Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland, Head of the National Security Council,  
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*Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Giora Eiland]], Head of the National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office  
Prime Minister’s Office  
 
 
   
 
   
"The Herzliya Indices" – A Task Force Report  
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'''"The Herzliya Indices" – A Task Force Report'''
Prof. Rafi Melnick, Dean, The Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
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*Prof. [[Rafi Melnick]], Dean, The [[Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy]], The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
 
"The Social Component of National Security" – A Task Force Report
 
Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, Director, National Security Studies Center,
 
University of Haifa
 
 
   
 
   
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'''"The Social Component of National Security" – A Task Force Report'''
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*Prof. [[Gabriel Ben-Dor]], Director, National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
   
 
   
Society, Media, and Governance  
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'''Society, Media, and Governance'''
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*[[Ehud Olmert]], Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Industry, Trade, Employment and Communications  
 
Ehud Olmert, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Industry, Trade, Employment and Communications  
 
 
 
A Media Roundtable Discussion 
 
"Media and State, Media and Wealth: Reciprocal Relations"
 
 
Chair: Dan Shilon, Television and Radio Newscaster; Editor-in-Charge, Koteret
 
Yaacov Achimeir, Foreign Reports Magazine, IBA Channel 1 
 
Col. Avi Benayahu, Commander, IDF Radio
 
Ben Caspit, Ma'ariv Daily Newspaper
 
Dr. Ilana Dayan, Anchor, Uvda Current Affairs Program, Channel 2 
 
Jacob Eilon, Nightly News Anchor, Channel 10 Network News
 
Yoel Esteron, Ha'aretz Daily Newspaper
 
Sever Plotzker, Chief Economic Editor, Yedioth Ahronoth Daily Newspaper
 
Mordechai Sklar, Director-General, The Second Authority for Television and Radio
 
Chaim Yavin, Anchor, Israel Television Channel 1 
 
 
   
 
   
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'''A Media Roundtable Discussion''' 
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'''"Media and State, Media and Wealth: Reciprocal Relations"'''
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*Chair: [[Dan Shilon]], Television and Radio Newscaster; Editor-in-Charge, [[Koteret]]
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*[[Yaacov Achimeir]], Foreign Reports Magazine, IBA Channel 1 
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*Col. [[Avi Benayahu]], Commander, IDF Radio
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*[[Ben Caspit]], [[Ma'ariv]] Daily Newspaper
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*Dr. [[Ilana Dayan]], Anchor, Uvda Current Affairs Program, Channel 2 
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*[[Jacob Eilon]], Nightly News Anchor, Channel 10 Network News
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*[[Yoel Esteron]], [[Ha'aretz]] Daily Newspaper
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*[[Sever Plotzker]], Chief Economic Editor, [[Yedioth Ahronoth]] Daily Newspaper
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*[[Mordechai Sklar]], Director-General, The Second Authority for Television and Radio
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*[[Chaim Yavin]], Anchor, Israel Television Channel 1 
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
   
 
   
Coffee break  
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Coffee break
National Intelligence and Decision-Making at the Top  
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Chair: Adv. Dalia Rabin-Pelossof, Chair of the Executive Committee,  
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''' National Intelligence and Decision-Making at the Top'''
The Yitzhak Rabin Center for Israel Studies  
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*Chair: Adv. [[Dalia Rabin-Pelossof]], Chair of the Executive Committee, The Yitzhak Rabin Center for Israel Studies  
 
   
 
   
"National Intelligence - Lessons Learned and Future Challenges"   
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'''"National Intelligence - Lessons Learned and Future Challenges"'''  
Prof. Phillip Zelikow, Executive Director, 9/11 Commission, Director of the Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia  
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*Prof. [[Phillip Zelikow]], Executive Director, 9/11 Commission, Director of the Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia  
 
   
 
   
"National Security Councils – A Comparative Perspective"  
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'''"National Security Councils – A Comparative Perspective"'''
Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy,  
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*Dr. [[Uzi Arad]], Conference Chair and Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
 
 
"Legislative Proposals for the National Security Council Law"
 
Dr. Yehuda Ben-Meir, Law Offices of Lipa, Meir and Partners
 
 
Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Member of Knesset, Chairman, Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
 
 
   
 
   
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'''"Legislative Proposals for the National Security Council Law"'''
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*Dr. [[Yehuda Ben-Meir]], Law Offices of Lipa, Meir and Partners
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*Dr. [[Yuval Steinitz]], Member of Knesset, Chairman, Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
 
Lunch   
 
Lunch   
 
   
 
   
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'''"Future Directions in American Foreign Policy"'''    
"Future Directions in American Foreign Policy"   
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*Amb. Dr. [[Richard N. Haass]], President, [[Council on Foreign Relations]]
Amb. Dr. Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations  
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
14:30 Afternoon Sessions  
 
14:30 Afternoon Sessions  
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*Lt. Gen. (res.) [[Shaul Mofaz]], Minister of Defense
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'''Nuclear Proliferation'''
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*Chair: Dr. [[Uzi Arad]], Conference Chair and Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
 
   
 
   
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'''"The Second Nuclear Age – A New Look at Arms Control and Counterproliferation"'''
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*Prof. [[Paul Bracken]], School of Management, Department of Political Science, Yale University
 
   
 
   
Lt. Gen. (res.) Shaul Mofaz, Minister of Defense
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'''"Iran's Nuclear Posture"'''
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*Prof. [[Shahram Chubin]], Director of Research, [[Geneva Center for Security Policy]]
 
 
Nuclear Proliferation
 
 
Chair: Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
 
 
"The Second Nuclear Age – A New Look at Arms Control and Counterproliferation"
 
Prof. Paul Bracken, School of Management, Department of Political Science, Yale University
 
 
"Iran's Nuclear Posture"  
 
Prof. Shahram Chubin, Director of Research, Geneva Center for Security Policy  
 
 
"India's Strategic Role in the Global Arena"
 
General (Retd.) Ved Prakash Malik, President, Observer Research Foundation Institute of Security Studies,  India
 
 
Dr. Ariel (Eli) Levite, Principle Deputy Director General (Policy), Israel Atomic Energy Commission
 
 
   
 
   
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'''"India's Strategic Role in the Global Arena"'''
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*General (Retd.) [[Ved Prakash Malik]], President, [[Observer Research Foundation Institute of Security Studies]],  India
 
   
 
   
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*Dr. [[Ariel (Eli) Levite]], Principle Deputy Director General (Policy), [[Israel Atomic Energy Commission]]
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
   
 
   
Global Trends and Strategic Changes  
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'''Global Trends and Strategic Changes'''
 
"Global Trends – An American Perspective"
 
Ambassador Dr. Robert D. Blackwill, President, Barbour Griffith and Rogers International; Former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Planning and Presidential Envoy to Iraq 
 
 
Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns, United States Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council
 
 
   
 
   
Max Boot, Olin Senior Fellow, National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations  
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'''"Global Trends – An American Perspective"'''
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*Ambassador Dr. [[Robert D. Blackwill]], President, [[Barbour Griffith and Rogers International]]; Former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Planning and Presidential Envoy to Iraq 
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*Ambassador [[R. Nicholas Burns]], United States Permanent Representative to the [[North Atlantic Council]]
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*[[Max Boot]], Olin Senior Fellow, National Security Studies, [[Council on Foreign Relations]]
 
   
 
   
"The Rise of Asia"  
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'''"The Rise of Asia"'''
Stanley O. Roth, Vice President, Asia International Relations, Boeing Company  
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*[[Stanley O. Roth]], Vice President, Asia International Relations, [[Boeing Company]]
 
"Global Trends –  A European Perspective"
 
Prof. Franחois Heisbourg, Directeur, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratיgique, France 
 
 
   
 
   
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'''"Global Trends –  A European Perspective"'''
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*Prof. [[Francois Heisbourg]], Directeur, [[Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique]], France 
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
   
 
   
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*Lt. Gen. [[Moshe Ya’alon]], Chief of General Staff, IDF  
Lt. Gen. Moshe Ya’alon, Chief of General Staff, IDF  
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
Dinner  
 
Dinner  
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Lighting of the 7th Hanukah Candle  
 
Lighting of the 7th Hanukah Candle  
 
   
 
   
Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
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*Prof. [[Uriel Reichman]], President, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
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*[[Yael German]], Mayor of Herzliya  
Yael German, Mayor of Herzliya  
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*H.E. [[Moshe Katzav]], President of the State of Israel  
 
 
H.E. Moshe Katzav, President of the State of Israel  
 
 
 
Awarding of The Friendship Prizes by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, President, 
 
The International Fellowship of Christian and Jews (Hakeren L’yedidut, Israel) 
 
 
 
   
 
   
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*Awarding of The Friendship Prizes by Rabbi [[Yechiel Eckstein]], President, The International Fellowship of Christian and Jews (Hakeren L’yedidut, Israel)
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===TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2004===  
 
===TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2004===  
 
   
 
   
Harnessing Social and Economic Resources – National Strategies  
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'''Harnessing Social and Economic Resources – National Strategies'''
 
08:00 Morning Session  
 
08:00 Morning Session  
Human and Social Resources – Comparative Indices  
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'''Human and Social Resources – Comparative Indices'''
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*Chair: Prof. [[Rafi Melnick]], Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
 
   
 
   
Chair: Prof. Rafi Melnick, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
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'''"Measuring Scientific-Technological Progress in Israel"'''
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*Prof. [[Baruch Raz]], Director, MTN Technology Ltd.
 
   
 
   
"Measuring Scientific-Technological Progress in Israel"  
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'''"Women in the Labor Force Scene –  Checks and Balances"'''
Prof. Baruch Raz, Director, MTN Technology Ltd.
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*Dr. [[Linda Efroni]], Lawyer, Economist and Expert on the Labor Markets
 
   
 
   
"Women in the Labor Force Scene –  Checks and Balances"
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'''"Improving Social Indices"'''
Dr. Linda Efroni, Lawyer, Economist and Expert on the Labor Markets
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*Dr. [[Daniel Gottlieb]], Senior Advisor to the Governor, Bank of Israel  
 
"Improving Social Indices"  
 
Dr. Daniel Gottlieb, Senior Advisor to the Governor, Bank of Israel  
 
 
"Defining and Quantifying Poverty"
 
Prof. Jack Habib, Director, Myers JDC Brookdale Institute
 
 
   
 
   
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'''"Defining and Quantifying Poverty"'''
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*Prof. [[Jack Habib]], Director, Myers JDC Brookdale Institute
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
Government and Civic Society: Allocating Responsibilities  
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Chair: Prof. Yuli Tamir, Member of Knesset  
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'''Government and Civic Society: Allocating Responsibilities'''
"Who is Responsible? The State and Civic Society" – A Task Force Report  
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*Chair: Prof. [[Yuli Tamir]], Member of Knesset  
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'''"Who is Responsible? The State and Civic Society" – A Task Force Report'''
 
   
 
   
"The National Friendship Foundation as a Model for Enlarging State Funding Through the Influence of NGO s"   
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'''"The National Friendship Foundation as a Model for Enlarging State Funding Through the Influence of NGO s"'''  
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, President, International Fellowship of Christian and Jews, U.S.A.   
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*Rabbi [[Yechiel Eckstein]], President, International Fellowship of Christian and Jews, U.S.A.   
 
   
 
   
"Philanthropy Cannot Replace the State"  
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'''"Philanthropy Cannot Replace the State"'''
Elie Elalouf, Sacta-Rashi Foundation  
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*[[Elie Elalouf]], [[Sacta-Rashi Foundation]]
 
   
 
   
"Sderot – A Case Study"  
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'''"Sderot – A Case Study"'''
Eli Moyal, Mayor of Sderot  
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*[[Eli Moyal]], Mayor of Sderot  
 
   
 
   
"Distribution of Responsibility –  An Industrialist's Point of View"  
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'''"Distribution of Responsibility –  An Industrialist's Point of View"'''
Elisha Yanay, Chairman and General Manager, Motorola Israel  
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*[[Elisha Yanay]], Chairman and General Manager, Motorola Israel  
 
   
 
   
"National Partnership or Communal Paternalism – The Demise of the Welfare State?”   
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'''"National Partnership or Communal Paternalism – The Demise of the Welfare State?”'''  
Dr. Yigal Ben-Shalom, Director-General, National Insurance Institute of Israel  
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*Dr. [[Yigal Ben-Shalom]], Director-General, National Insurance Institute of Israel  
 
   
 
   
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
 
Coffee break  
 
Coffee break  
Social Security: A New Paradigm  
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Chair: Dr. Yigal Ben-Shalom, Director-General, National Insurance Institute of Israel  
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'''Social Security: A New Paradigm'''
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*Chair: Dr. [[Yigal Ben-Shalom]], Director-General, [[National Insurance Institute of Israel]]
 
"Social Security in Israel –  A Proposal for Reform”   
 
"Social Security in Israel –  A Proposal for Reform”   
 
   
 
   
"Social Security in Israel –  From Past to Future"  
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'''"Social Security in Israel –  From Past to Future"'''
Yael Andorn, Deputy Director, Budget Department, Ministry of Finance  
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*[[Yael Andorn]], Deputy Director, Budget Department, Ministry of Finance  
 
"A New Deal in Israel?"
 
Dr. Neri Horowitz, Head, Programs for Senior Civil Servants; Mandel Leadership Institute; Ben Gurion University of the Negev
 
 
   
 
   
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'''"A New Deal in Israel?"'''
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*Dr. [[Neri Horowitz]], Head, Programs for Senior Civil Servants; Mandel Leadership Institute; Ben Gurion University of the Negev
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
   
 
   
Sources for Future Economic Growth   
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'''Sources for Future Economic Growth'''  
Chair: Yossi Hollander, Chairman of the Board, Jacada  
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*Chair: [[Yossi Hollander]], Chairman of the Board, Jacada  
"The Economic Model"  
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'''"The Economic Model"'''
Dr. Yacov Sheinin, President, Economic Models  
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*Dr. [[Yacov Sheinin]], President, Economic Models  
 
"The  High-Tech Industries"
 
Elisha Yanay, Chairman and General Manager, Motorola Israel
 
 
"Biotechnology"
 
Mr. Eli Hurvitz, Founder, Chairman of the Board, Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.
 
 
   
 
   
"Global Services"  
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'''"The  High-Tech Industries"'''
Shlomi Fogel, CEO, Ampa Ltd.
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*[[Elisha Yanay]], Chairman and General Manager, Motorola Israel
 
   
 
   
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'''"Biotechnology"'''
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*Mr. [[Eli Hurvitz]], Founder, Chairman of the Board, Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.
 
   
 
   
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'''"Global Services"'''
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*[[Shlomi Fogel]], CEO, Ampa Ltd.
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
   
 
   
 
Lunch  
 
Lunch  
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*[[Benjamin Netanyahu]], Minister of Finance  
Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Finance  
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
14:00 Afternoon Sessions  
 
14:00 Afternoon Sessions  
The Defense Industries
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Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yaron, Director General, Ministry of Defense  
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'''The Defense Industries'''
"Future Structuring of Israel's Defense Industries"
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*Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Amos Yaron]], Director General, Ministry of Defense
Maj. Gen. (res.) Herzle Bodinger, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, RADA Electronic Industries
 
 
   
 
   
"Israeli Defense Industries in the Global Arena"  
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'''"Future Structuring of Israel's Defense Industries"'''
Joseph Ackerman, President and Director, Elbit Systems Ltd.
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*Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Herzle Bodinger]], President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, RADA Electronic Industries
 
   
 
   
"The Role of the Mid-Size Defense Company"  
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'''"Israeli Defense Industries in the Global Arena"'''
Mark S. Newman, Chairman, President and CEO, DRS Technologies, Inc.  
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*[[Joseph Ackerman]], President and Director, Elbit Systems Ltd.  
 
   
 
   
"The Development and Acquisitions Factor  in the Domestic Defense Budget"
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'''"The Role of the Mid-Size Defense Company"'''
Col. (res.) Jacob Toren, Chairman, Rafael
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*[[Mark S. Newman]], Chairman, President and CEO, DRS Technologies, Inc.
 
   
 
   
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'''"The Development and Acquisitions Factor  in the Domestic Defense Budget"''' 
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*Col. (res.) [[Jacob Toren]], Chairman, [[Rafael]] 
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
   
 
   
Developments in the Energy Sector   
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'''Developments in the Energy Sector'''  
"The Oil and Refineries Market"  
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'''"The Oil and Refineries Market"'''
Ohad Marani, Director-General, Oil Refineries Ltd.  
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*[[Ohad Marani]], Director-General, Oil Refineries Ltd.  
 
"Israel as a Two-Way Strategic Bridge for Oil Movement" – A Task Force Report
 
Maj. Gen. (res.) Oren Shachor, President, Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Company
 
 
   
 
   
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'''"Israel as a Two-Way Strategic Bridge for Oil Movement" – A Task Force Report'''
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*Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Oren Shachor]], President, [[Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Company]]
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
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Coffee break  
 
Coffee break  
 
   
 
   
Removing the Barriers in the Financial Markets   
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'''Removing the Barriers in the Financial Markets'''  
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*Chair: Prof. [[Amir Barnea]], Founding Dean, [[Arison School of Business]],The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
Chair: Prof. Amir Barnea, Founding Dean, Arison School of Business,  
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*Dr. [[Meir Sokoler]], Deputy Governor, Bank of Israel  
The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
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*[[Shaul Bronfeld]], Managing Director, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange  
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*[[Nir Gilad]], Former Accountant General, Ministry of Finance; Deputy to Director General, Migdal  
Dr. Meir Sokoler, Deputy Governor, Bank of Israel  
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*[[Moshe Tery]], Chairman, Israel Securities Authority   
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*Dr. [[Yaron Zelekha]], Accountant General, Ministry of Finance  
Shaul Bronfeld, Managing Director, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange  
 
 
Nir Gilad, Former Accountant General, Ministry of Finance; Deputy to Director General, Migdal  
 
 
Moshe Tery, Chairman, Israel Securities Authority   
 
 
Dr. Yaron Zelekha, Accountant General, Ministry of Finance  
 
 
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
   
 
   
National Policy Towards Israel’s Arab Community  
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'''National Policy Towards Israel’s Arab Community'''
Chair: Ami Nahshon, President and CEO, The Abraham Fund Initiatives  
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*Chair: [[Ami Nahshon]], President and CEO, The Abraham Fund Initiatives  
 
"Barriers in the Implementation of the Government's Policy Towards the Arab Citizens of Israel”
 
Dr. Elie Rekhess, Senior Research Fellow, Dayan Center for Middle Eastern
 
and African Studies, Tel Aviv University
 
 
"Socio-Economic Shifts Within Israeli Arab Society"
 
Dr. Ramzi Halabi, Director-General, Arab Businessmen Club
 
 
Dr. Hanna Swaid, Head, The Arab Center for Alternative Planning
 
 
   
 
   
Yosef (Tommy) Lapid, Member of Knesset, Chairman of the Shinui Party
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'''"Barriers in the Implementation of the Government's Policy Towards the Arab Citizens of Israel”'''
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*Dr. [[Elie Rekhess]], Senior Research Fellow, Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University
 
   
 
   
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'''"Socio-Economic Shifts Within Israeli Arab Society"'''
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*Dr. [[Ramzi Halabi]], Director-General, Arab Businessmen Club
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*Dr. [[Hanna Swaid]], Head, The Arab Center for Alternative Planning
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*[[Yosef (Tommy) Lapid]], Member of Knesset, Chairman of the [[Shinui Party]]
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
   
 
   
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Lighting of the 8th Hanukah Candle  
 
Lighting of the 8th Hanukah Candle  
 
   
 
   
Sir Ronald Cohen, Founding Partner and Chairman, Apax Partners Worldwide LLP  
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*Sir [[Ronald Cohen]], Founding Partner and Chairman, [[Apax Partners Worldwide]] LLP  
 
 
 
Shimon Peres, Member of Knesset, former Prime Minister
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
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*[[Shimon Peres]], Member of Knesset, former Prime Minister
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===WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2004===  
 
===WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2004===  
 
   
 
   
Upgrading Israel's International Status and Strengthening its Strategic Partnerships   
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'''Upgrading Israel's International Status and Strengthening its Strategic Partnerships'''  
 
08:00 Morning Sessions  
 
08:00 Morning Sessions  
Upgrading the Strategic Partnership with the U.S.   
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'''Upgrading the Strategic Partnership with the U.S.'''  
"Re-Energizing U.S.-Israeli Special Relations"  
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'''"Re-Energizing U.S.-Israeli Special Relations"'''
Col. Dr. Eran Lerman, Director General, Israel and Middle East Office, American Jewish Committee  
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*Col. Dr. [[Eran Lerman]], Director General, Israel and Middle East Office, [[American Jewish Committee]]
 
   
 
   
"A Defense Treaty with the United States?"  
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'''"A Defense Treaty with the United States?"'''
Prof. Amnon Rubinstein, Dean, Radzyner School of Law, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
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*Prof. [[Amnon Rubinstein]], Dean, [[Radzyner School of Law]], Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
Countering the Anti-Israel Campaign  
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'''Countering the Anti-Israel Campaign'''
Chair: Shula Bahat, Associate Executive Director, American Jewish Committee  
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*Chair: [[Shula Bahat]], Associate Executive Director, [[American Jewish Committee]]
 
   
 
   
"Reconstructing the Myth of Zionist Racism"  
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'''"Reconstructing the Myth of Zionist Racism"'''
Prof. Robert Wistrich, Head, Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem   
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*Prof. [[Robert Wistrich]], Head, Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem   
 
   
 
   
"Israel and the World: Getting the Message Right"  
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'''"Israel and the World: Getting the Message Right"'''
Dr. Frank I. Luntz, President, Luntz Research Companies  
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*Dr. [[Frank I. Luntz]], President, Luntz Research Companies  
 
"Coping with the United Nations"
 
Prof. Anne Bayefsky, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute 
 
 
   
 
   
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'''"Coping with the United Nations"'''
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*Prof. [[Anne Bayefsky]], Senior Fellow, [[Hudson Institute]] 
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
   
 
   
 
Coffee break  
 
Coffee break  
 
   
 
   
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'''"National Security Policy from a Foreign Policy Perspective"'''
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*Ambassador [[Ron Prosor]], Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 
   
 
   
"National Security Policy from a Foreign Policy Perspective"
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'''Deepening Israel-EU Relations'''
Ambassador Ron Prosor, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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*Chair: Ambassador [[Ran Curiel]], Deputy Director-General for Western Europe,  Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
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'''"Israel's European Option"'''
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*Ambassador [[Marc Otte]], European Union Special Representative to the Middle East Peace Process, Council of the European Union   
Deepening Israel-EU Relations  
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*Ambassador Dr. [[Janusz Reiter]], President, Center for International Relations, Warsaw, Poland  
Chair: Ambassador Ran Curiel, Deputy Director-General for Western Europe,   
 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
 
"Israel's European Option"  
 
 
Ambassador Marc Otte, European Union Special Representative to the Middle East Peace Process, Council of the European Union   
 
 
Ambassador Dr. Janusz Reiter, President, Center for International Relations,  
 
Warsaw, Poland  
 
 
    
 
    
"A Transatlantic Perspective of EU-Israel Relations"  
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'''"A Transatlantic Perspective of EU-Israel Relations"'''
Karsten D. Voigt, Coordinator for German-American Cooperation, Federal Foreign Office, Germany  
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*[[Karsten D. Voigt]], Coordinator for German-American Cooperation, Federal Foreign Office, Germany  
 
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
Israel and the Euro-Atlantic Community - Upgrading Relations with NATO  
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Chair: Ambassador Dr. Oded Eran, Israeli Ambassador to the European Union  
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'''Israel and the Euro-Atlantic Community - Upgrading Relations with NATO'''
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*Chair: Ambassador Dr. [[Oded Eran]], Israeli Ambassador to the European Union  
Dr. Ronald D. Asmus, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States  
+
*Dr. [[Ronald D. Asmus]], Senior Transatlantic Fellow, [[German Marshall Fund of the United States]]
+
*Ambassador Sir [[Peter Ricketts]] KCMG, NATO Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom  
Ambassador Sir Peter Ricketts KCMG, NATO Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom  
+
*[[Bruce P. Jackson]], President, Project on Transitional Democracies  
+
*[[Dietmar Nietan]], Member of Bundestag, Germany
Bruce P. Jackson, President, Project on Transitional Democracies  
+
*Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Matan Vilnai]], Member of Knesset  
 
Dietmar Nietan, Member of Bundestag, GermanyF
 
 
Maj. Gen. (res.) Matan Vilnai, Member of Knesset  
 
 
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
 
   
 
   
 
Lunch  
 
Lunch  
 
   
 
   
+
'''"A New World Order: Global Government Networks"'''
+
*Prof. [[Anne-Marie Slaughter]], Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University  
"A New World Order: Global Government Networks"  
 
Prof. Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University  
 
 
    
 
    
 +
15:00 Afternoon Sessions
 +
'''Trends and Continuity in the Jewish World''' 
 +
*Amb. [[Avi Pazner]], World Chairman, Keren Hayesod - UIA
 +
*Chair: [[Sallai Meridor]], Chairman of the Executive, [[Jewish Agency for Israel]] and the [[World Zionist Organization]]
  
 +
'''"The Future of the Jewish People”''' 
 
   
 
   
15:00 Afternoon Sessions
+
'''"Bringing Judaism Closer"'''
Trends and Continuity in the Jewish World 
+
*Rabbi [[Chaim Druckman]], Director, Conversion Administration, Prime Minister's Office  
 
 
Amb. Avi Pazner, World Chairman, Keren Hayesod - UIA
 
Chair: Sallai Meridor, Chairman of the Executive, Jewish Agency for Israel and the World Zionist Organization
 
"The Future of the Jewish People” 
 
 
"Bringing Judaism Closer"  
 
Rabbi Chaim Druckman, Director, Conversion Administration, Prime Minister's Office  
 
 
   
 
   
"A Turning Point in the Identity of European Jewry"  
+
'''"A Turning Point in the Identity of European Jewry"'''
Prof. Shmuel Trigano, Universitי de Paris, France  
+
*Prof. [[Shmuel Trigano]], Universite de Paris, France  
 
“North American Jewry, Quo Vadis?"
 
Mr. Marc Gold, Associate Member, Board of Governors, Jewish Agency for Israel; Member of Keren Hayesod/ United Israel Appeal 
 
 
   
 
   
 +
'''“North American Jewry, Quo Vadis?"'''
 +
*Mr. [[Marc Gold]], Associate Member, Board of Governors, Jewish Agency for Israel; Member of Keren Hayesod/ United Israel Appeal 
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
Soft Power Within the Jewish People   
+
'''Soft Power Within the Jewish People'''  
"The Soft Power of the Jewish People"  
+
'''"The Soft Power of the Jewish People"'''
Adv. Yitzhak Molho, Jewish People Policy Planning Institute  
+
*Adv. [[Yitzhak Molho]], [[Jewish People Policy Institute]]
 
   
 
   
"Strategies to Augment the Soft Power of the Jewish People"  
+
'''"Strategies to Augment the Soft Power of the Jewish People"'''
Prof. Yehezkel Dror, Founding President, Jewish People Policy Planning Institute  
+
*Prof. [[Yehezkel Dror]], Founding President, [[Jewish People Policy Institute]]
 
   
 
   
"Science As a Source of Jewish Strength"  
+
'''"Science As a Source of Jewish Strength"'''
Prof. Moshe Kaveh, President, Bar-Ilan University  
+
*Prof. [[Moshe Kaveh]], President, Bar-Ilan University  
 
   
 
   
"The American Jewish Communities as a Strategic Network"  
+
'''"The American Jewish Communities as a Strategic Network"'''
Brig. Gen. (res.) Nachman Shai, Senior Vice President and Director General,  
+
*Brig. Gen. (res.) [[Nachman Shai]], Senior Vice President and Director General, [[United Jewish Communities Israel]]
United Jewish Communities Israel  
 
 
   
 
   
“A Council for Dialogue – the Jews and Israel”  
+
'''“A Council for Dialogue – the Jews and Israel”'''
Ambassador Gad Yaacobi  
+
*Ambassador [[Gad Yaacobi]]
 +
Discussion
 
   
 
   
Discussion
+
Coffee break
 
   
 
   
Coffee break
+
16:45 ''''Solidifying Israel-Diaspora Connections'''
16:45 Solidifying Israel-Diaspora Connections  
+
*Chair: [[Natan Sharansky]], Minister for Diaspora and Jerusalem Affairs  
Chair: Natan Sharansky, Minister for Diaspora and Jerusalem Affairs  
+
'''"Israel-Diaspora Relations: Taglit birthright israel As a Model"'''  
"Israel-Diaspora Relations: Taglit birthright israel As a Model"   
+
*Dr. [[Shimshon Shoshani]], Director, [[Taglit birthright israel]]  
Dr. Shimshon Shoshani, Director, Taglit birthright israel   
 
 
 
"Ten Days to Launch a Life-long Connection to Israel: The Impact of Taglit birthright israel"
 
Prof. Leonard Saxe, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, 
 
Brandeis University
 
 
 
Brig. Gen. Ilan Harari, Chief Education Officer, IDF
 
 
    
 
    
 +
'''"Ten Days to Launch a Life-long Connection to Israel: The Impact of Taglit birthright israel"'''
 +
*Prof. [[Leonard Saxe]], Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University
 +
*Brig. Gen. [[Ilan Harari]], Chief Education Officer, IDF
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
   
 
   
Culture and Education in the Jewish World  
+
'''Culture and Education in the Jewish World'''
+
*Chair: [[Tzipi Livni]], Minister of Justice, Minister of Absorption and Housing, Minister of Construction  
Chair: Tzipi Livni, Minister of Justice, Minister of Absorption and Housing, Minister of Construction  
+
'''"The People of Israel or the Israeli People"'''
"The People of Israel or the Israeli People"  
+
 
+
'''"Jewish Heritage Education"'''
Wednesday, December 15, 2004 
+
*Prof. [[Aliza Shenhar]], President, Emek Yezreel College  
 
"Jewish Heritage Education"  
 
Prof. Aliza Shenhar, President, Emek Yezreel College  
 
 
   
 
   
"Sea Change in the Jewish Consciousness of Secular Youth in the Last Decade"  
+
'''"Sea Change in the Jewish Consciousness of Secular Youth in the Last Decade"'''
Ehud Prawer, Deputy Head of the National Security Council for Domestic Policy   
+
*[[Ehud Prawer]], Deputy Head of the National Security Council for Domestic Policy   
 
   
 
   
"Jewish Education in American Universities"  
+
'''"Jewish Education in American Universities"'''
Daniel Posen, Managing Director, Posen Foundation  
+
*[[Daniel Posen]], Managing Director, Posen Foundation  
 
   
 
   
"The Dovrat Report and the Future of the Jewish People"  
+
'''"The Dovrat Report and the Future of the Jewish People"''
Dr. Zvi Zameret, Director General, Yad Ben Zvi  
+
*Dr. [[Zvi Zameret]], Director General, Yad Ben Zvi  
 
   
 
   
"A Cultural, Qualitative Dimension"  
+
'''"A Cultural, Qualitative Dimension"'''
Yitzchak Livni, Chairman, Channel 2 News Company  
+
*[[Yitzchak Livni]], Chairman, Channel 2 News Company  
 
   
 
   
"The Coalition Committee on Civil Marriages"
+
'''"The Coalition Committee on Civil Marriages"'''
Ronnie Bar-On, Member of Knesset, Chairman, Knesset House Committee  
+
*[[Ronnie Bar-On]], Member of Knesset, Chairman, Knesset House Committee  
 
   
 
   
"Science as a Source of Jewish Strength"  
+
'''"Science as a Source of Jewish Strength"'''
Prof. Moshe Kaveh, President, Bar-Ilan University  
+
*Prof. [[Moshe Kaveh]], President, Bar-Ilan University  
 
    
 
    
"The American Jewish Communities as a Strategic Network"  
+
'''"The American Jewish Communities as a Strategic Network"'''
Brig. Gen. (res.) Nachman Shai, Senior Vice President and Director General,  
+
*Brig. Gen. (res.) [[Nachman Shai]], Senior Vice President and Director General, United Jewish Communities Israel  
United Jewish Communities Israel  
 
 
    
 
    
“A Council for Dialogue – the Jews and Israel”  
+
'''“A Council for Dialogue – the Jews and Israel”'''
Ambassador Gad Yaacobi  
+
*Ambassador [[Gad Yaacobi]]
 
+
Discussion
 
 
Discussion
 
Solidifying Israel-Diaspora Connections
 
Chair: Natan Sharansky, Minister for Diaspora and Jerusalem Affairs
 
"Israel-Diaspora Relations: Taglit birthright israel As a Model" 
 
Dr. Shimshon Shoshani, Director, Taglit birthright israel 
 
 
"Ten Days to Launch a Life-long Connection to Israel: The Impact of Taglit birthright israel"
 
Prof. Leonard Saxe, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, 
 
Brandeis University
 
 
Brig. Gen. Ilan Harari, Chief Education Officer, IDF
 
 
Discussion  
 
 
   
 
   
 
20:00 Dinner  
 
20:00 Dinner  
 
   
 
   
"Domestic Policy and Foreign Policy in a Changing World"  
+
'''"Domestic Policy and Foreign Policy in a Changing World"'''
Ambassador Zalman Shoval, Chairman, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya   
+
*Ambassador [[Zalman Shoval]], Chairman, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya   
+
*[[Silvan Shalom]], Minister of Foreign Affairs  
 
Silvan Shalom, Minister of Foreign Affairs  
 
 
 
Awarding of a Scholarship Award in memory of the late Ehud Sprinzak ז"ל, by Eti Livni, Member of Knesset 
 
 
 
   
 
   
 +
'''Awarding of a Scholarship Award in memory of the late Ehud Sprinzak''', by [[Eti Livni]], Member of Knesset
 +
 
===THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2004===
 
===THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2004===
 
    
 
    
National Challenges and Alternative Strategies for the Arab-Israeli Process
+
'''National Challenges and Alternative Strategies for the Arab-Israeli Process'''
 
08:00 Morning Sessions  
 
08:00 Morning Sessions  
The National Challenge of Developing the Negev  
+
'''The National Challenge of Developing the Negev'''
Chair: Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder  
+
*Chair: Ambassador [[Ronald S. Lauder]]
" 'Blueprint Negev' – The Vision and the Reality"  
+
'''" 'Blueprint Negev' – The Vision and the Reality"'''
 
"The Negev Facing a Major Breakthrough"
 
Prof. Avishay Braverman, President, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
 
 
   
 
   
"Israel Railways Moving South"  
+
'''"The Negev Facing a Major Breakthrough"'''
Moshe Leon, Chairman of the Board, Israel Railways
+
*Prof. [[Avishay Braverman]], President, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
 
   
 
   
"Developing the Negev: From Stagnation to Action"  
+
'''"Israel Railways Moving South"'''
Shmuel Rifman, Chairman, Regional Councils of the Negev
+
*[[Moshe Leon]], Chairman of the Board, Israel Railways
 
   
 
   
"Incorporating the Bedouins and Closing the Gaps: The Key to Realizing
+
'''"Developing the Negev: From Stagnation to Action"'''  
Ben Gurion's Vision"
+
*[[Shmuel Rifman]], Chairman, Regional Councils of the Negev
Talal Alkrinawi, Mayor of Rahat
 
 
   
 
   
"KKL - A Base for Joining Forces to Develop the Negev"  
+
*'''"Incorporating the Bedouins and Closing the Gaps: The Key to Realizing Ben Gurion's Vision"'''
Yehiel Leket, World Chairman, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael, Jewish National Fund 
+
*[[Talal Alkrinawi]], Mayor of Rahat
 
   
 
   
"Developing the Negev: Why We Will Succeed Today"  
+
'''"KKL - A Base for Joining Forces to Develop the Negev"'''
Haim Blumenblat, CEO, “Daroma Eidan HaNegev”
+
*[[Yehiel Leket]], World Chairman, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael, Jewish National Fund 
 
   
 
   
 +
'''"Developing the Negev: Why We Will Succeed Today"'''
 +
*[[Haim Blumenblat]], CEO, “Daroma Eidan HaNegev”
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
The Road Map and the Disengagement Plan   
+
 
Chair: Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
+
'''The Road Map and the Disengagement Plan'''    
"The Road Map"  
+
*Chair: Dr. [[Israel Elad-Altman]], Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
Adv. Dov Weissglas, Special Advisor, Prime Minister’s Office  
+
'''"The Road Map"'''
+
*Adv. [[Dov Weissglas]], Special Advisor, Prime Minister’s Office  
"The Disengagement Plan as a Molding Force on the National Level" 
 
Col. (res.) Itamar Ya’ar, Deputy Head of the National Security Council
 
for Defense Policy
 
 
   
 
   
 +
'''"The Disengagement Plan as a Molding Force on the National Level"''' 
 +
*Col. (res.) [[Itamar Ya’ar]], Deputy Head of the National Security Council for Defense Policy
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
   
 
   
"International Security Involvement – The Conceptual Framework"  
+
'''"International Security Involvement – The Conceptual Framework"'''
Pinhas Meidan-Shani, expert on negotiation and conflict resolution  
+
*[[Pinhas Meidan-Shani]], expert on negotiation and conflict resolution  
 
   
 
   
"The Disengagement: A Road to Peace"  
+
'''"The Disengagement: A Road to Peace"'''
Ambassador Terje Rרd Larsen, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process  
+
*Ambassador [[Terje Roed Larsen]], United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process  
 
   
 
   
 
Coffee break  
 
Coffee break  
Jordanian Alternatives   
+
 
Chair: Dr. Shmuel Bar, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy,  
+
'''Jordanian Alternatives'''    
The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
+
*Chair: Dr. [[Shmuel Bar]], Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
 
+
*[[Hani Al-Hassan]]
Hani Al-Hassan  
 
 
   
 
   
"Jordan as a Palestinian National State – A Base for a Regional Settlement"  
+
'''"Jordan as a Palestinian National State – A Base for a Regional Settlement"'''
Binyamin Elon, Member of Knesset   
+
*[[Binyamin Elon]], Member of Knesset   
 
"The Comeback of the Jordanian Optio – An Historical Perspective"
 
Dr. Dan Shueftan, Center for National Security Studies, Haifa University
 
 
Gideon Sa’ar, Member of Knesset, Head of the Coalition
 
 
Frank J. Gaffney Jr., President and CEO, Center for Security Policy, Washington DC
 
 
   
 
   
 +
'''"The Comeback of the Jordanian Optio – An Historical Perspective"'''
 +
*Dr. [[Dan Shueftan]], Center for National Security Studies, Haifa University
 +
*[[Gideon Sa’ar]], Member of Knesset, Head of the Coalition
 +
*[[Frank J. Gaffney Jr.]], President and CEO, [[Center for Security Policy]], Washington DC 
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
   
 
   
 
Lunch  
 
Lunch  
 
   
 
   
+
*[[Nicolas Sarkozy]], President, Union pour le Mouvement Populaire, France  
Nicolas Sarkozy, President, Union pour le Mouvement Populaire, France  
+
   
 
 
 
 
14:00 Afternoon Sessions  
 
14:00 Afternoon Sessions  
 
                                                                
 
                                                                
Bilateral Final Status Plans  
+
'''Bilateral Final Status Plans'''
+
*Chair: Dr. [[Israel Elad-Altman]], Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
Chair: Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
 
 
   
 
   
"Territorial and Population Swaps Between Israel and the Palestinians"  
+
'''"Territorial and Population Swaps Between Israel and the Palestinians"'''
Avigdor Liberman, Chairman, Israel Beteinu Party  
+
*[[Avigdor Liberman]], Chairman, [[Israel Beteinu]] Party  
 
   
 
   
"The Geneva Initiative"  
+
'''"The Geneva Initiative"'''
Dr. Yossi Beilin, Chairman, Yachad Party  
+
*Dr. [[Yossi Beilin]], Chairman, [[Yachad]] Party  
Yasser Abed Rabbo, Head of the Palestinian Peace Coalition, Member of the PLO Executive Committee  
+
*[[Yasser Abed Rabbo]], Head of the Palestinian Peace Coalition, Member of the PLO Executive Committee  
 
   
 
   
"The People’s Voice"  
+
'''"The People’s Voice"'''
Maj. Gen. (res.) Ami Ayalon, Chairman of the Board, Netafim  
+
*Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Ami Ayalon]], Chairman of the Board, Netafim  
Dr. Sari Nusseibeh, President, Al-Quds University  
+
*Dr. [[Sari Nusseibeh]], President, Al-Quds University
 +
Discussion
 
   
 
   
Thursday, December 16, 2004 
+
*Lt.Gen. (res.) [[Ehud Barak]], former Prime Minister  
 
Discussion
 
 
Lt.Gen. (res.) Ehud Barak, former Prime Minister  
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
Coffee break  
 
Coffee break  
Final Status Plans: Multilateral Arrangements and Territorial Swaps  
+
 
Chair: Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
+
'''Final Status Plans: Multilateral Arrangements and Territorial Swaps'''
+
*Chair: Dr. [[Uzi Arad]], Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
"Multilateral Territorial Swaps – Geographic, Demographic and Economic Perspectives"
 
Prof. Gideon Biger, Department of Geography, Tel Aviv University
 
 
Israel Harel, Columnist, Ha’aretz Daily Newspaper
 
 
   
 
   
 +
'''"Multilateral Territorial Swaps – Geographic, Demographic and Economic Perspectives"'''
 +
*Prof. [[Gideon Biger]], Department of Geography, Tel Aviv University
 +
*[[Israel Harel]], Columnist, [[Ha’aretz]] Daily Newspaper
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
   
 
   
Lord George Weidenfeld of Chelsea  
+
*Lord [[George Weidenfeld]] of Chelsea  
 
   
 
   
"The Future of Israel – A View From Abroad"  
+
'''"The Future of Israel – A View From Abroad"'''
Dr. Mathias Dצpfner, CEO and Head of Newspapers Division, Axel Springer, Germany   
+
*Dr. [[Mathias Dצpfner]], CEO and Head of Newspapers Division, [[Axel Springer]], Germany   
 
Summing Up  
 
Summing Up  
Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy,   
+
*Dr. [[Uzi Arad]], Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy,  The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
+
*Prof. [[Jerry (Yoram) Wind]], Lauder Professor and Director, SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania  
Prof. Jerry (Yoram) Wind, Lauder Professor and Director, SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania  
+
 
 
20:00 Dinner  
 
20:00 Dinner  
 
Festive Closing Ceremony  
 
Festive Closing Ceremony  
Prof. Uriel Reichman, President of The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
+
*Prof. [[Uriel Reichman]], President of The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya  
Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder  
+
*Ambassador [[Ronald S. Lauder]]
"The Herzliya Address"  
+
'''"The Herzliya Address"'''
Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of the State of Israel   
+
*[[Ariel Sharon]], Prime Minister of the State of Israel   
+
*'''Farewell''': Dr. [[Uzi Arad]], Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.<ref>[http://www.herzliyaconference.org/eng/?CategoryID=174&ArticleID=1179 Conference Agenda], The 5th Conference - 2004], herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.</ref>
Farewell: Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.<ref>[http://www.herzliyaconference.org/eng/?CategoryID=174&ArticleID=1179 Conference Agenda], The 5th Conference - 2004], herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.</ref>
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 +
==Media coverage==
 +
*Charlotte Silver, [http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/02/201321094433931990.html Zionism neoliberal style], ''Al Jazeera'', 11 February 2013.
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 19:38, 12 March 2013

The Fifth Herzliya Conference took place on 13-16 December 2004, organised by the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya.[1]

Agenda

MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2004

Strategic Shifts and the Balance of National Security

07:00 Registration 08:00 Morning Sessions Opening of the Fifth Herzliya Conference "Defining the National Agenda"

"From State to Community Council"

  • Avraham Bigger, Deputy Chairman, Caesarea Foundation Edmund Benjamin de Rothschild

"The Record of the Herzliya Conferences"

The “Herzliya Indices”and the Balance of National Security "Assessing Israel's National Security"

  • Maj. Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland, Head of the National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office

"The Herzliya Indices" – A Task Force Report

"The Social Component of National Security" – A Task Force Report

  • Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, Director, National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa

Discussion

Society, Media, and Governance

  • Ehud Olmert, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Industry, Trade, Employment and Communications

A Media Roundtable Discussion "Media and State, Media and Wealth: Reciprocal Relations"

Discussion

Coffee break

National Intelligence and Decision-Making at the Top

  • Chair: Adv. Dalia Rabin-Pelossof, Chair of the Executive Committee, The Yitzhak Rabin Center for Israel Studies

"National Intelligence - Lessons Learned and Future Challenges"

  • Prof. Phillip Zelikow, Executive Director, 9/11 Commission, Director of the Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia

"National Security Councils – A Comparative Perspective"

  • Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

"Legislative Proposals for the National Security Council Law"

  • Dr. Yehuda Ben-Meir, Law Offices of Lipa, Meir and Partners
  • Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Member of Knesset, Chairman, Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee

Discussion Lunch

"Future Directions in American Foreign Policy"

14:30 Afternoon Sessions

Nuclear Proliferation

  • Chair: Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

"The Second Nuclear Age – A New Look at Arms Control and Counterproliferation"

  • Prof. Paul Bracken, School of Management, Department of Political Science, Yale University

"Iran's Nuclear Posture"

"India's Strategic Role in the Global Arena"

Discussion

Global Trends and Strategic Changes

"Global Trends – An American Perspective"

"The Rise of Asia"

"Global Trends – A European Perspective"

Discussion

Dinner

20:00 Opening Ceremony

Lighting of the 7th Hanukah Candle

  • Awarding of The Friendship Prizes by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, President, The International Fellowship of Christian and Jews (Hakeren L’yedidut, Israel)

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2004

Harnessing Social and Economic Resources – National Strategies 08:00 Morning Session

Human and Social Resources – Comparative Indices

  • Chair: Prof. Rafi Melnick, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

"Measuring Scientific-Technological Progress in Israel"

"Women in the Labor Force Scene – Checks and Balances"

  • Dr. Linda Efroni, Lawyer, Economist and Expert on the Labor Markets

"Improving Social Indices"

"Defining and Quantifying Poverty"

  • Prof. Jack Habib, Director, Myers JDC Brookdale Institute

Discussion

Government and Civic Society: Allocating Responsibilities

"Who is Responsible? The State and Civic Society" – A Task Force Report

"The National Friendship Foundation as a Model for Enlarging State Funding Through the Influence of NGO s"

  • Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, President, International Fellowship of Christian and Jews, U.S.A.

"Philanthropy Cannot Replace the State"

"Sderot – A Case Study"

"Distribution of Responsibility – An Industrialist's Point of View"

"National Partnership or Communal Paternalism – The Demise of the Welfare State?”

Discussion Coffee break

Social Security: A New Paradigm

"Social Security in Israel – A Proposal for Reform”

"Social Security in Israel – From Past to Future"

  • Yael Andorn, Deputy Director, Budget Department, Ministry of Finance

"A New Deal in Israel?"

  • Dr. Neri Horowitz, Head, Programs for Senior Civil Servants; Mandel Leadership Institute; Ben Gurion University of the Negev

Discussion

Sources for Future Economic Growth

"The Economic Model"

"The High-Tech Industries"

"Biotechnology"

  • Mr. Eli Hurvitz, Founder, Chairman of the Board, Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.

"Global Services"

Discussion

Lunch

14:00 Afternoon Sessions

The Defense Industries

  • Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yaron, Director General, Ministry of Defense

"Future Structuring of Israel's Defense Industries"

  • Maj. Gen. (res.) Herzle Bodinger, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, RADA Electronic Industries

"Israeli Defense Industries in the Global Arena"

"The Role of the Mid-Size Defense Company"

"The Development and Acquisitions Factor in the Domestic Defense Budget"

Discussion

Developments in the Energy Sector "The Oil and Refineries Market"

"Israel as a Two-Way Strategic Bridge for Oil Movement" – A Task Force Report

Discussion

Coffee break

Removing the Barriers in the Financial Markets

Discussion

National Policy Towards Israel’s Arab Community

  • Chair: Ami Nahshon, President and CEO, The Abraham Fund Initiatives

"Barriers in the Implementation of the Government's Policy Towards the Arab Citizens of Israel”

  • Dr. Elie Rekhess, Senior Research Fellow, Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University

"Socio-Economic Shifts Within Israeli Arab Society"

Discussion

20:00 Dinner

Lighting of the 8th Hanukah Candle

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2004

Upgrading Israel's International Status and Strengthening its Strategic Partnerships 08:00 Morning Sessions Upgrading the Strategic Partnership with the U.S. "Re-Energizing U.S.-Israeli Special Relations"

"A Defense Treaty with the United States?"

Countering the Anti-Israel Campaign

"Reconstructing the Myth of Zionist Racism"

  • Prof. Robert Wistrich, Head, Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

"Israel and the World: Getting the Message Right"

"Coping with the United Nations"

Discussion

Coffee break

"National Security Policy from a Foreign Policy Perspective"

  • Ambassador Ron Prosor, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Deepening Israel-EU Relations

  • Chair: Ambassador Ran Curiel, Deputy Director-General for Western Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

"Israel's European Option"

  • Ambassador Marc Otte, European Union Special Representative to the Middle East Peace Process, Council of the European Union
  • Ambassador Dr. Janusz Reiter, President, Center for International Relations, Warsaw, Poland

"A Transatlantic Perspective of EU-Israel Relations"

  • Karsten D. Voigt, Coordinator for German-American Cooperation, Federal Foreign Office, Germany

Discussion

Israel and the Euro-Atlantic Community - Upgrading Relations with NATO

Discussion

Lunch

"A New World Order: Global Government Networks"

  • Prof. Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University

15:00 Afternoon Sessions Trends and Continuity in the Jewish World

"The Future of the Jewish People”

"Bringing Judaism Closer"

  • Rabbi Chaim Druckman, Director, Conversion Administration, Prime Minister's Office

"A Turning Point in the Identity of European Jewry"

“North American Jewry, Quo Vadis?"

  • Mr. Marc Gold, Associate Member, Board of Governors, Jewish Agency for Israel; Member of Keren Hayesod/ United Israel Appeal

Discussion Soft Power Within the Jewish People "The Soft Power of the Jewish People"

"Strategies to Augment the Soft Power of the Jewish People"

"Science As a Source of Jewish Strength"

"The American Jewish Communities as a Strategic Network"

“A Council for Dialogue – the Jews and Israel”

Discussion

Coffee break

16:45 'Solidifying Israel-Diaspora Connections

"Israel-Diaspora Relations: Taglit birthright israel As a Model"

"Ten Days to Launch a Life-long Connection to Israel: The Impact of Taglit birthright israel"

  • Prof. Leonard Saxe, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University
  • Brig. Gen. Ilan Harari, Chief Education Officer, IDF

Discussion

Culture and Education in the Jewish World

  • Chair: Tzipi Livni, Minister of Justice, Minister of Absorption and Housing, Minister of Construction

"The People of Israel or the Israeli People"

"Jewish Heritage Education"

"Sea Change in the Jewish Consciousness of Secular Youth in the Last Decade"

  • Ehud Prawer, Deputy Head of the National Security Council for Domestic Policy

"Jewish Education in American Universities"

'"The Dovrat Report and the Future of the Jewish People"

"A Cultural, Qualitative Dimension"

"The Coalition Committee on Civil Marriages"

  • Ronnie Bar-On, Member of Knesset, Chairman, Knesset House Committee

"Science as a Source of Jewish Strength"

"The American Jewish Communities as a Strategic Network"

  • Brig. Gen. (res.) Nachman Shai, Senior Vice President and Director General, United Jewish Communities Israel

“A Council for Dialogue – the Jews and Israel”

Discussion

20:00 Dinner

"Domestic Policy and Foreign Policy in a Changing World"

  • Ambassador Zalman Shoval, Chairman, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
  • Silvan Shalom, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Awarding of a Scholarship Award in memory of the late Ehud Sprinzak, by Eti Livni, Member of Knesset

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2004

National Challenges and Alternative Strategies for the Arab-Israeli Process 08:00 Morning Sessions The National Challenge of Developing the Negev

" 'Blueprint Negev' – The Vision and the Reality"

"The Negev Facing a Major Breakthrough"

"Israel Railways Moving South"

  • Moshe Leon, Chairman of the Board, Israel Railways

"Developing the Negev: From Stagnation to Action"

  • "Incorporating the Bedouins and Closing the Gaps: The Key to Realizing Ben Gurion's Vision"
  • Talal Alkrinawi, Mayor of Rahat

"KKL - A Base for Joining Forces to Develop the Negev"

  • Yehiel Leket, World Chairman, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael, Jewish National Fund

"Developing the Negev: Why We Will Succeed Today"

Discussion

The Road Map and the Disengagement Plan

  • Chair: Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

"The Road Map"

"The Disengagement Plan as a Molding Force on the National Level"

  • Col. (res.) Itamar Ya’ar, Deputy Head of the National Security Council for Defense Policy

Discussion

"International Security Involvement – The Conceptual Framework"

"The Disengagement: A Road to Peace"

  • Ambassador Terje Roed Larsen, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process

Coffee break

Jordanian Alternatives

  • Chair: Dr. Shmuel Bar, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
  • Hani Al-Hassan

"Jordan as a Palestinian National State – A Base for a Regional Settlement"

"The Comeback of the Jordanian Optio – An Historical Perspective"

Discussion

Lunch

14:00 Afternoon Sessions

Bilateral Final Status Plans

  • Chair: Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

"Territorial and Population Swaps Between Israel and the Palestinians"

"The Geneva Initiative"

"The People’s Voice"

Discussion 


Coffee break

Final Status Plans: Multilateral Arrangements and Territorial Swaps

  • Chair: Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

"Multilateral Territorial Swaps – Geographic, Demographic and Economic Perspectives"

Discussion

"The Future of Israel – A View From Abroad"

Summing Up

  • Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
  • Prof. Jerry (Yoram) Wind, Lauder Professor and Director, SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

20:00 Dinner Festive Closing Ceremony

"The Herzliya Address"

  • Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of the State of Israel
  • Farewell: Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.[2]

Media coverage

Notes

  1. The 5th Conference - 2004, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.
  2. Conference Agenda, The 5th Conference - 2004], herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.